Lavish’s $10 Billion Bitcoin Short Claim Lacks Positioning Details

James Lavish claimed Bitcoin (BTC) had more than $10 billion in cumulative leveraged shorts up to $83,000. His post did not specify which positions were counted or how the total was calculated.

At 7:49 a.m. ET (12:49 UTC) Tuesday, a tracked sample of Hyperliquid whale accounts showed about $1.21 billion in Bitcoin shorts and $868.24 million in longs. The sample covers tracked accounts and does not verify a broader market-wide total.

Short sellers buy Bitcoin to close their positions, and forced liquidations can add further buying. Lavish’s estimate does not show that the positions face liquidation or that a squeeze is underway.

TokenPost previously covered a Nov. 8 snapshot of Hyperliquid Bitcoin short positions, published Nov. 9, and about $215 million in Bitcoin short liquidations over one hour on Nov. 5. Those observations cover different dates and measures, and do not verify the scope of Lavish’s estimate.